Native Americans and Early Settlers Exhibit, National Museum of Natural History
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1957
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 8
Anthropology Exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History. The case deals with interactions between early settlers and Native Americans. Two animal skins are in the bottom of the case along with several other objects. The main focal point of the exhibit is a large drawing of a Native American man teaching two settlers how to plant corn. The exhibit caption discusses the difficulty early settlers had in establishing peaceful relations with Native American societies.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 8
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1957
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44389-B or MAH-44389B
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print